Serviceman

Aaron Caramela

817thHQ

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Known so far only from the squadron morning reports: a surname, an Army serial number and the clerk's spelling. A roster name has not yet been matched to him.

Army serial number: 13041196
Rank: S/Sgt (8 November 1943), S/Sgt (7 May 1944), S/Sgt (10 May 1944)
Sources: morning-report

Flags. known only from morning reports (surname, serial number and clerks spelling); not yet matched to a roster name another record shares the name Caramela, Aaron (units HQ, 817th, 817th, HQ, serials None, None, 13041196); may be the same man

Morning reports

5 entries, first 8 November 1943, last 10 May 1944; grades seen: S/Sgt. The clerk's sentence is quoted as the machine read it from microfilm: "fr dy to DS" is from duty to detached service, "sk in hosp" sick in hospital, "asgd & jd" assigned and joined.

1943-10 HQ: = " 11 11
1943-10 HQ: " N 11 11
1943-11-08 817th: fr DS Orlando to duty FLD 0 a CAPT 1ST LT 2D LT
1944-05-07 817th: fr duty to MIA
1944-05-10 817th: frxMTs Fr MIA to dropped fr rolls

National Archives pages: roll 452798688 p. 20, roll 452798688 p. 226, roll 456415616 p. 790, roll 474638098 p. 261, roll 474638098 p. 265

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